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School Journal Level 3 May 2016

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PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the School Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) for the following:

    TSM
Stories Māui
The Duel The Inventors Awaken
Six  
The Healers’ Apprentice  
Poems No Sun  
Articles The Past Beneath Our Fee
Seed Savers  

Series: School Journal

Publication date: May 2016

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Māui

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The narrator and his sister are on a fishing trip with Dad, but the outing is overshadowed by the fact that their mother is at home with an unspecified illness.

Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Learning area: English, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 6

Category: Fiction

Related titles: Listed in TSM

Topics: endangered species, family, fishing, grief, illness, Māui, Māui dolphins, traditional stories, whānau

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Publication date: May 2016

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The Duel: The Inventors Awaken

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This light-hearted fantasy story, told through narrative, is the first part of a two-part story. The second part will appear in the School Journal, Level 3, August 2016. The text includes numerous illustrations, which amplify the content and add another layer to the story.

Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Learning area: English

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 5

Category: Fiction

Related titles: Listed in TSM

Topics: cartoons, duels, family, fantasy, grandparents, humour, illustrations, inventions, sequels, tall tales, visual language

In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Publication date: May 2016

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The Past Beneath Our Feet

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This is a profile of Māori archaeologist Atholl Anderson, which looks at his work, the methods he uses, and the importance of his field. It includes text boxes and quotes that contextualise his work (for example, explaining who the first ancestors were, where they came from, and what their society was like).

Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Learning area: English, Science, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 6

Category: Non-fiction

Related titles: Listed in TSM

Topics: ancestors, Atholl Anderson, archaeology, artefacts, carbon, DNA, first people, genetics, Māori, middens, migration, Ngāi Tahu, palaeontology, radiocarbon dating, Wairau Bar

In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Publication date: May 2016

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Six

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Friends can be complicated. So can birthday parties.

Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 6

Category: Fiction

Topics: birthdays, change, friendship, group dynamics, growing up, relationships

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Publication date: May 2016

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The Healers’ Apprentice

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“Today she would learn if she would become the apprentice.”

Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 5

Category: Fiction

Topics: apprenticeship, fairy tales, fantasy, healing, making choices, natural remedies, quests, trials

In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Publication date: May 2016

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Seed Savers

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What is a seed bank? And what is a seed saver?

Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 5

Category: Non-fiction

Topics: beans, broad beans, conservation, cross-pollination, gardening, heritage, pollination, school gardens, seed bank, seeds, Tahakopa School

In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Publication date: May 2016

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No Sun

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"One day, the sun ran out."

Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 5

Category: Fiction

Topics: apocalypse, climate change, humour, ice age, poetry, Rotorua, sun

In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016

Publication date: May 2016

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